Ronald McDonald Telethon

I mentioned in passing a week or so ago that Keith, the boys and I went to Knoxville to participate in the Ronald McDonald telethon. The RM House is a great charity that provides families with sick & hospitalized children a place to stay and meals. We stayed at the RM House the 2 weeks the boys were in the NICU in Tennessee, and while I thought of the whole scenario as being less than ideal at the time, in retrospect I feel we were very fortunate to have gotten a room at the house.

Now that our boys are doing so well, we keep saying that we want to do something to give back to the charity. We've toyed with the idea of donating a cooked meal to serve to current RM House stayers, but logistically that would be a challenge. Turns out the powers that be had something else in mind, because not a few days after we discussed how we can give back, we got a call from the RM House Manager. She wanted us to come back and be interviewed on live TV for their annual fundraising telethon! All we had to do was talk about ourselves for a few minutes. Now, we don't mean to brag, but both Keith and I are youngest children in our respective families, and if there's one thing youngest children do well, it's talk about themselves and hog the camera. (Ask our older siblings). Perfect! And how did we do on camera? See for youself...here is the clip that has our interview. It's shorter than we anticipated it would be, (only about 2 and a half minutes) and much to my brother-in-law's dismay, I did not get a chance to mention his name. On the other hand, the news anchor did manage to force Keith to talk. Keith agreed to go on camera as long as he only had to smile, nod and hold a baby, but things didn't work out exactly as he had hoped. I think he did very well.



As you can see, Keith and I are not the only two who enjoy hogging the camera. Since this appearance, Grady and Cole have become quite the divas, constantly preening for and making eyes at the camera. We're waiting from a call from Oprah any minute for a TV appearance. You reading this, Oprah?

PS. Scott is his name.

PSS. Why did no one tell me my hair was so big?

Pierre came!

Pierre is the name we've given the Easter Bunny. Not sure why, but that's what he's called around our house. Or sometimes the Pagan Life Cycle Celebration bunny, or the Spring Bunny, depends on how hippie we're feeling that particular day. Pierre brought the boys some really cute stuff. His biggest offerings were Blue & Blah, two adorable stuffed animal things. I think they're a bunny and a lamb, maybe? Not sure, but the boys love tackling them, and have been seem chewing on ears. Blue & Blah are great. Blue's name should be fairly obvious, and Blah is so named because he's beige. Beige is kinda...well, blah. Pierre also brought a few other fun things, and the boys had a good time playing with those in the backyard, (READ: they crawled all overthe grass, played with sticks and ignored their new gifts). Good times.


Sunday afternoon we headed to Aunt Angela, Uncle Ken and Cousin Evan's for Easter lunch. We had the best time! Played with Evans toys, hunted for eggs on the front lawn, ahhhh, so fun! Pictures on our pictures site www.babiessquared.shutterfly.com, scroll down to Easter.

A new toy!

Keith and I decided that since our kids are SO good looking, we should probably invest in a better camera to document their cuteness. The new camera is fantastic, so you can expect us to kick up the picture uploading a bit in the next few weeks. Here are a few pictures we took around the house today: www.babiessquared.shutterfly.com Click on "April."

Enjoy!

Visit to Knoxville

This past weekend we headed to Knoxville to see Karen & gang (and Scott. See how I mentioned your name, Scott?) and to participate in the Ronald McDonald House telethon. No pictures of the telethon yet, but how cute is this picture? Aunt Karen & the boys! Now I don't want to brag, but it's pretty clear from this picture that good looks run in the family, no?

Happy Birthday, Bandito Evan!

The third bandito turned one! That's right, Wee Dude Evan turned the big one this past week! Mom Angela and Dad Ken threw him a great party, which we were happy to attend. We may have been a little cranky at the beginning, but isn't there a song that says "It's my cousin's party, and I'll cry if I want to"?



No? Hmmmm, anyways, we had a great time. Happy birthday Evan!!

PS. When we come to visit, you better check the diaper bag when we leave, 'cause we're SO stealing the Pick Me Up Elmo back. With Grady's stiff-arm, and Cole's speed, there's no way you can stop us from leaving with it.

PPS. Mom says it's wrong to steal. You can keep Elmo.

PPPS. Dad said "whatever", and something about a finder being a keeper, so watch your back, Elmo.

PICTURES ARE ONLINE: www.babiessquared.shutterfly.com. View them now or be patient and wait for me to post comments and picture titles on Wednesday. Yes, I know you're just gonna go view them now. Go on, already.

UPDATE: More pictures to be uploaded tomorrow. The computer is not cooperating, and I've had one glass of wine too many to be patient with it.